State Historical Museum of Iowa curators will take their most popular beagle puppet for a walk Saturday so he can be the guest of honor at the Duane and Floppy Film Festival. / Register file photo

Hoyt Sherman hosts '50 Shades!' parody

“50 Shades! The Musical,” a parody of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” book trilogy, stops in Des Moines this weekend. The play centers on a ladies’ book club that is reading “Fifty Shades” and the hilarity that ensues as the imagin ­ations of the group’s members get the upper hand.

Rendezvous with art and film 'Chocolat'

Art Noir hosts a special Rendez ­vous event Friday. The evening starts in the art center lobby with Cham ­pagne and chocolates, then moves to the Levitt Auditorium for a screening of the film “Chocolat,” starring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche.

Where's Floppy? TV beagle to be at Hall of Pride

State Historical Museum of Iowa curators will take their most popular beagle puppet for a walk Saturday so he can be the guest of honor at the Duane and Floppy Film Festival. The screenings include 90 minutes from the long-running children’s television show that aired on Des Moines’ NBC affiliate from 1957 until 1987. Floppy will be on display from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.